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The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been operating in Israel since 1982 and began its Palestinian work in 1994. With an Israeli-Palestinian team in a joint office in Jerusalem the foundation aims to be a platform of innovation for enhancing freedom in society, strengthening dialogue with the European Union and contributing to the advancement of Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Together with our partners, we want to strengthen liberal values like the rule of law, respect of human dignity with civil and human rights, market economy principles and entrepreneurship and a democratic culture of tolerance and pluralism.
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Request for Proposal: 8 Economic Radio Shows
The Jerusalem office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom needs a service provider specialized in the socio-economic situation of Palestine, that during the year 2022 can provide a maximum of 8 economic radio shows by inviting high ranking guests and specialists from the economy and entrepreneurship scene. In addition, the service provider should plan, organize the 8 radio shows, prepare and publish those episodes on YouTube and social media.
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Another Round of Early Elections in Israel – How Will it Look?
While United States President Joe Biden was scheduled to meet PM Bennett in Jerusalem, Yair Lapid was already able to show diplomatic qualities on the world stage as new Prime Minister of Israel in his stead. If this government proved more stable, Lapid would have only become Prime Minister next year. Nevertheless, with the Israeli Knesset voting unanimously to disband on June 30, 2022, November 1, 2022, was set as the date for early elections and Lapid became PM.
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Voices from Israel: Regional Impact of the Russian War in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, the invasion of Ukraine ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin began. The actions of the State of Israel since then have been like walking a tightrope: On the one hand, it has joined a condemnation of Russia's actions by the United Nations General Assembly; on the other, it has not joined Western sanctions. It provides humanitarian aid but excludes arms deliveries.
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Israeli Government Loses Majority: One Final Crack in an Already Fragile Coalition?
On June 13, 2021, the current Israeli government was formed in hopes of ending a political crisis that had dragged Israel through four national elections in two years. After less than a year, this government has lost its slim majority of 61 of the 120 seats in parliament and has shrunk to 60 seats. This means that the coalition's ability to pass legislation has weakened.
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Between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: An Overview of LGBT+ Life in Israel
In 2018, Benjamin Netanyahu wrote that he was proud to be the Prime Minister of a country which “consistently upholds civil equality and civil rights of all its citizens regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation”. He did so in a letter to the World Congress for GLBT Jews after they accused him of “attracting international gay tourism in the country at the same time they discriminate their own LGBTQ citizens”.
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Israel's Bennett-Lapid Government is a Victory for Democracy
The new and most ideologically diverse government in the history of Israel does not raise high expectations. It seems neither Left nor Right expect paradise from a coalition built on so much compromise. Yet to the polarized political climate of recent years, this is revolutionary. Only a month ago Israel faced one of the worst eruptions of communal violence in years.
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The Illusion of Peace without the Palestinians Is Fading
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the Islamic Jihad so far holds after more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, with 12 dead, according to Israeli sources, and Israeli air strikes on more than 800 targets in the Gaza Strip, with more than 240 dead, according to Palestinian sources. Military experts believe that Israel achieved in one week as many tactical objectives in Gaza with targeted air strikes, as it did in seven weeks of a costly ground offensive in 2014.
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Request for Proposal: Research and Conference on East Jerusalem
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Request for Proposal: Coordinator for our Bilateral Forums - ME 2.0 & TICSF
The Jerusalem office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF Jerusalem) needs a coordinator that can coordinate, manage and moderate two projects of FNF, namely the MIDDLE EAST 2.0 –Palestinian Israeli Young Business Leaders Forum (ME 2.0 Forum) and the Turkish-Israeli Civil Society Forum (TICSF).
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Request for Proposal: Cartoon Mascots and Graphic Design
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Request for Proposal: Photography and Video Editing
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Request for Proposal: Branding Materials
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Request for Proposal: Organization of Activities for "Israel’s Liberal Voice"
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Request for Proposal: LGBTQ+ Podcast Series
The Jerusalem office of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF Jerusalem) is looking for a service provider to produce a podcast series on LGBT+ communities around the globe in English and Hebrew. In the last decades we could witness improvements regarding the social and legal status of LGBTQ+ communities. These developments find their realization in flourishing LGBTQ+ communities particularly in democratic countries, in metropolitan cities like Tel Aviv, But
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Requests For Proposal
In order to conduct our projects in 2022, the Jerusalem Office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom requires proposals from potential service providers and partners.
Deadlines:
February 13th, 2022 & February 20th, 2022
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Our partner, the Palestinian Youth Forum for Freedom and Democracy (PYFD) conducted an event titled “Introduction to Liberalism”. A two-day training on liberal principles and concepts focusing on democracy and political participation for women and youth. Through the training, participants discussed several topics, such as Introduction to Politics, components of a viable state, the concept of democracy through the application of training (Demos Kratos), in addition to liberalism and its principles.
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Dr. Haider Abdel Shafi Center for Culture and Development (HCCD), in cooperation with FNF, held a workshop in Gaza titled “Political decline and fragmentation of the Palestinian national identity". The workshop, attended by a group of youth, intellectuals and civil society activists was implemented after the publication of the second issue of the “Citizenship” Journal. Dr. Mohsen Abu Ramadan, Director of HCCD and Chief Editor of the Journal, stressed in his opening remarks the importance of issuing this Journal and the need for citizenship value based on equality and non-discrimination in a society for the guarantee of rights, civil peace and society, focusing on the identity and linking it to the concept of citizenship. In addition, the researcher Mr. Tayseer Muhaisen discussed the development of the Palestinian identity, the challenges it faced and the main turning points that affected it, stressing the dangers of divisions on the Palestinian collective identity. He also pointed out that the identity faces threats due to the divisions, which reflect on the structures of power and the state of public freedoms, that widens the need to work on rebuilding the collective awareness of the cultural components which is based on the idea of Palestinian nationalism. Questions were raised from the participants, stressing the need to maintain civil peace and the concept of citizenship in order to rebuild the Palestinian political system on a democratic and participatory basis.
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Because it is necessary for every teenager to have financial education and skills, and in cooperation with FNF, JEST hub has successfully finished its first financial literacy camp where many topics were delivered to 16-18 year-old participants including Financial management and planning, managing monthly expenses correctly, introduction to Fintech, banking institutions and insurance companies, e-wallets, project planning and how to market their products. Our young audience also paid a visit to PalPay and created financial portfolios. The project stemmed from our belief in the importance of entering the world of entrepreneurship and business from a young generation and ended up with an inspiring pitching hackathon of the participants’ 5 different projects, such as the safe babysitting app- Baby’s paradise, Blue Tick Palestine electronic student payment bracelet, Fawateerna bill splitting and electronic payment app and more. The event ended with certificates distribution to all participants. We are proud of the rising generation, their development and their early entry into the world of entrepreneurship and leadership! For more info, follow these links to the JEST FaceBook page: https://fb.watch/eHzNds5Drd/ https://www.facebook.com/252161504952538/posts/pfbid02ZE1hGAMfryGDfByyNwBcQ4kZQieCQVLEJFuH1VQ3qFJmHJ7eG4hnjgCnQEvZLpDZl/
